Abstract: An air conditioner according to an aspect of the present invention includes a housing arranged to be mounted on or embedded in a ceiling, a cover panel coupled to a lower portion of the housing, the cover panel including an inlet and an outlet, a blower fan configured to draw in air into the housing through the inlet and discharge air out of the housing through the outlet and a blade configured to open and close the outlet, the blade including a plurality of through holes to control the air discharged out of the housing through the outlet while the blade closes the outlet. With this structure, the air conditioner can discharge air in various ways by varying the wind direction, the wind speed, and the air amount of the discharged air.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a burner (2) for a portable stove comprising a burner head (3), a mixing tube (4), a plurality of primary air ports (7) being disposed on the mixing tube (4) and an orifice (5) through which a gaseous combustible enters into the mixing tube (3) to form a gaseous mixture with ambient air. The burner head (3) is composed of an upper burner part (8) with a plurality of burner ports (11) and a burner lower part (9), the lower burner part being connectable to the mixing tube (4). The invention is characterized in that a dividing means (13) is disposed within the burner head (3). The dividing means (13) and the lower burner part (9) forming a first flow channel (C1) for the gaseous mixture, and the dividing means (13) and the upper burner part (9) forming a second flow channel (C2) for the gaseous mixture being connected to the first flow channel (C1).

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device that is configured to melt at least one of snow and ice, comprising a coil formed from an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the elongated member having a surface comprising at least one of grooves, notches and pores configured to facilitate movement of liquid by capillary action. Corresponding methods and systems also are disclosed.

Abstract: A cooking device including a frame that defines a cooking chamber, a burner cover provided in the frame to form a combustion chamber and includes an opening for flowing air, a burner provided inside the combustion chamber, and a barrier member provided between the burner cover and the frame in order to prevent heat of air discharged from the combustion chamber from being delivered to the frame.

Abstract: A register panel mounting structure includes: a retainer having a cylindrical shape and having a flow path formed therein to permit passage of air for air conditioning; and a register panel mounted at an edge portion of the retainer, the edge portion forming an opening at a downstream side. The register panel has a shape only covering, from a front side, one portion of the edge portion in a circumferential direction. The register panel includes: an inner panel disposed at a side at which the opening is located when viewed from the edge portion; and an outer panel disposed opposite to the side at which the opening is located when viewed from the edge portion. The inner panel and the outer panel sandwich one portion of the edge portion in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for connecting solar panels to a roof system surface. The solar panels can be formed flexible or non-flexible solar panels that are at least partially attached to a roofing surface by use of a fastener.

Abstract: A combustion system with a combustion area in a boiler including a fuel pipe for delivering fuel is disclosed. A duct having a bend extended there through is in fluid communication with the fuel pipe and the combustion area of the boiler. The duct has an outer perimeter and an inner perimeter. The duct includes a first partition plate to form a first parallel flow of the fuel between the outer perimeter and the first partition plate, upstream of the bend.

Abstract: A solar tracker including a torque tube, a drive device connected to one end of the torque tube, a frame assembly coupled to the torque tube, the frame assembly arranged perpendicular to the axis of the torque tube and supporting a plurality of solar modules. The solar tracker further includes a clamp assembly having a housing coupled to the torque tube where the torque tube is coupled to the housing, the housing having an opening with a major plane normal to a length of the torque tube, the opening having an inner region that acts as a stop for the torque tube when moved in a first direction, and as a stop for the torque tube when moved in a second direction and the drive device is operable to move the torque tube about a center of rotation from a first position to a second position.

Abstract: A burner nozzle includes an outer housing, and a nozzle and a piston receivable within the outer housing. The piston is movable between an open position, where air and a well product are able to enter an atomizing chamber to generate an air/well product mixture, and a closed position, where the piston moves to stop a flow of the well product and a metered amount of air flows through one or more leak paths defined between a leading edge of each axial flow port and an adjacent closure surface provided by the nozzle body and into the atomizing chamber.

Abstract: An air circulation circuit including components that are in fluid communication. An air return connection is disposed downstream of the indoor space wherein the air return connection is configured to deliver an air stream from the indoor space to an economizer. The economizer is disposed downstream of the air return connection. The economizer is configured to exhaust a portion of the air stream. The economizer is configured to take in an amount of fresh air to mix with the air stream. The economizer further includes an air return fan disposed inside of the economizer to facilitate a flow of the air stream.

Abstract: A control unit for an air conditioning system of a vehicle is provided, wherein the air conditioning system has automatic climate control. The control unit is configured to calculate a fan strength limitation specified by a user. The control unit is further configured to activate the fan of the air conditioning system for automatic climate control depending on a fan characteristic curve and depending on the fan strength limitation, wherein the fan characteristic curve displays a fan strength for a fan of the air conditioning system as a function of a control deviation of the automatic climate control.

Abstract: Disclosed is an air conditioning apparatus for a vehicle, the air conditioning apparatus including: an air conditioning duct forming a passage for conditioned air, and provided with an outlet on a wall surface thereof for directing conditioned air. A door is provided inside the air conditioning duct, with a rotation shaft being provided on a wall surface opposite to the wall surface of the air conditioning duct. The door opens and closes the air conditioning duct by a rotation thereof. A partition wall protrudes from a surface of the door along the wall surface of the air conditioning duct. The partition wall opens and closes the outlet in response to the rotation of the door.

Abstract: A parabolic trough collector module comprising an absorber tube, a parabolic reflector focusing the solar radiation to the absorber tube and with a reflector surface, and at least one support de-vice on which the parabolic reflector is mounted so that it can pivot. The support device includes a support head projecting over the reflector surface in the vertical direction, on which the absorber tube is mounted by a linear bearing structure forming a linear guide.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an illumination grille assembly comprising a frame and a ventilation grille coupled to the frame, and a plurality of light-emitting diodes coupled with the frame and at least partially covered with a light transparent cover. Some embodiments of the invention provide a lighting and ventilating system including a main housing including an inlet through which air can be received within the main housing and an outlet through which the air can exit the main housing. A blower assembly can be supported in the main housing and it can be operable to generate a flow of air. In some embodiments, an illumination grille assembly can be coupled to the main housing to allow fluid to flow through the illumination grill assembly to the main housing. In some embodiments, the set of illumination devices can be configured and arranged to emit light through the light transparent cover.

Abstract: A rotary apparatus includes a motor, a plurality of gears including an output gear, and a housing accommodating the plurality of gears and the motor. The housing includes a first surface portion, a second surface portion facing the first surface portion and spaced apart from the first surface portion, and a sidewall portion provided at an outer peripheral portion of the first surface portion and the second surface portion and supporting the first surface portion and the second surface portion. One of the first surface portion and the second surface portion includes a vibration damping part opposing the output gear.

Abstract: A method to train a machine learning model for in-vehicle air quality control in a knowledge-based system, executed by one or more computer processors, includes collecting data related to in-vehicle air quality from a plurality of probe cars where the data is collected by various on-board systems in each probe car. The method includes correlating the data related to in-vehicle air quality from each probe car with air quality measurements from each probe car, where the correlation is used to update the machine learning model. The method includes determining a situation when an in-vehicle air quality measurement of the air quality measurements is above a pre-determined in-vehicle air quality level and determining instructions for actions by one or more of the one or more on-board systems in each of the probe cars to maintain an in-vehicle air quality level at or below the pre-determined in-vehicle air quality level.

Abstract: A vent bypass system is created by forming a bypass hole through a vent cover door of two adjacent vent cover doors. A tube flange is extended from a bottom surface of the vent cover door, concentric with the bypass hole. A first vent cover door covers an entry vent and the second vent cover door covers an exit vent. One end of a flexible tube is secured to one of the two tube flanges and the other end of the flexible tube is secured to the other one of the two tube flanges. Air/gas blown into the room will bypass circulating through the room by going through the flexible tube from the entry vent to the exit vent. Any suitable means to connect the various vents can be used, such as, but not limited to any pipe, hose, tube, conduit, or the like.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cold air generating device configured to generate cold air, a plurality of storage chambers arranged in at least a part of an area around the cold air generating device, a cold air guide unit configured to extend from the cold air generating device toward the plurality of storage chambers for guiding cold air generated from the cold air generating device selectively to the respective storage chambers, and a discharge guide unit configured to guide inside air of the respective storage chambers to the outside.

Abstract: A sealed chimney damper is provided for preventing flow of air between an interior and exterior of a structure through a chimney. The sealed damper includes a damper body having an inlet aperture and an outlet aperture; an upper flange formed around the outlet aperture of the damper body; a valve plate hingedly secured to the damper body adjacent the outlet aperture, the valve plate sized to substantially cover the outlet aperture when the valve plate is in a closed position; and a gasket secured to the upper flange of the damper body and surrounding the outlet aperture, wherein the gasket is positioned between the valve plate and damper body when the valve plate is in a closed position.

Abstract: A fire display device includes a fuel reservoir, a cap, a wick, and a fixture assembly for holding the wick. The cap is positioned within the fuel reservoir and forms a recess. The cap has at least one fuel injection hole and a first positioning hole both extending therethrough and in communication with the chamber and the recess. The wick is inserted through the first positioning hole and has a top end positioned above the cap and a bottom end positioned below the cap. The fixture assembly includes a clamping member with first and second clamping surfaces. The wick is clamped between the first and second clamping surfaces. The first and second clamping surfaces are inserted through the first positioning hole.